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ESG managed accounts hit $16 bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... those managed by Vanguard, Watershed Funds Management and Quilla Consulting. The firm says managed accounts can help advisers introduce greater efficiencies, including time savings, in their business. BT added 94 managed portfolios in the 12 months leading ...

Younger members drive demand

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... options. But there are still many challenges ahead. A separate survey by CoreData found that the number one reason financial advisers find it hard to recommend ESG investments is the inconsistent standards, metrics and taxonomies in the industry. "This ...

RIAA launches Sustainability Classifications Initiative

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... clarity, empowering them to meet their responsible investing goals while avoiding greenwashing. It will help consumers, advisers and others to compare the degree to which sustainability is a consideration as a binding investment criteria. The new Responsible ...

ClearBridge launches first local global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... ultra-low interest rates, combined with the increased concentration risk in global equity indices, is driving financial advisers and investors to rethink their growth-equity allocations," Bushby said. "Increasingly investors are seeking consistency that ...

RIAA: Green bonds broaden investor appeal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
ESG-focused financial advisers entering the industry this year are joining at the right time, with a sturdier set of green bonds for client portfolios thanks to imminent EU laws. Sustainable investing decisions made locally are partly shaped by what's ...

RIAA: Sustainability goes mainstream

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... conference just for sustainability professionals. It is also for investment managers, government relations, financial advisers, and of course, we are expecting sustainability leads to be there in droves." ASIC Chair Joe Longo will be at the conference ...

Investors fail to vote for climate despite pledges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... votes against company performance in the CA100+ benchmark. In recent months, firms including Invesco, State Street Global Advisers, PIMCO, BlackRockJP, and Morgan Asset Management left or scaled back commitment to CA100+. Following this, 60 new signatories ...

Podcast: Boeing, Qantas and corporate governance in aviation with Megan Motto

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Motto, CEO of the Governance Institute of Australia - a professional association for company secretaries, governance advisers and risk managers. Aircraft manufacturer Boeing is embroiled in a quality control scandal that included doors blowing off mid-flight ...

Experts issue warning over AI washing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... a burgeoning tactic to "throw investors off the scent" of potential vulnerability. Worn also observes that financial advisers and wealth management firms are falling prey to trickery from shoddy vendors presenting themselves as possessing AI capabilities. ...

Climate group exodus unlikely to hinder climate action: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... are better served through our existing investor-led and client-centric issuer engagement approach". State Street Global Advisers, PIMCO, and BlackRock made similar moves in recent weeks. Climate Action 100+ said it was "disappointed to see them go," ...